🎵 Cardi R&B

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Taylor Hawkins, the drummer for the Foo Fighters and one of the most recognizable names in rock, died tragically on Friday at the age of 50. Watch the Foo Fighters play Everlong at last week’s Lollapalooza Argentina here — it was the last song Taylor performed prior to his death five days later.

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Cardi B… or as Vulture’s Justin Curto puts it, Cardi R&B. On the extended version of Summer Walker and SZA’s 2021 track No Love, Cardi B takes a risk by substituting her usual spitfire raps for lush vocals. The original version of No Love appeared on Summer’s critically acclaimed sophomore LP Still Over It, released last November. The SZA-assisted track debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Summer’s biggest hit to-date. Thanks to Cardi, No Love is about to get even bigger.

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